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What percentage of oil is typically found in sunflower seeds?
What percentage of oil is typically found in sunflower seeds?
Which country is the sixth largest producer of oilseeds in the world?
Which country is the sixth largest producer of oilseeds in the world?
What is a major use of oilseed meals?
What is a major use of oilseed meals?
Which of the following is NOT a major source of edible seed oils?
Which of the following is NOT a major source of edible seed oils?
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What was the global production of oilseeds in 2020?
What was the global production of oilseeds in 2020?
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Study Notes
Oilseed Production
- Oilseed crops are primarily grown for the oil in their seeds, ranging from 20% (soybeans) to over 40% (sunflowers/canola).
- Global oilseed production in 2020 was nearly 600 million tonnes, yielding 200 million tonnes of vegetable oil and 350 million tonnes of meal.
- Canada is the sixth largest global oilseed producer, after the US, Brazil, China, Argentina, and India.
Oilseed Types and Production (2020)
- Soybean: 362 million tonnes of seed, producing 60 million tonnes of oil.
- Palm: 353 million tonnes of seed, producing 75 million tonnes of oil.
- Palm Kernel: 20 million tonnes of seed, producing 9 million tonnes of oil.
- Canola/Rapeseed: 69 million tonnes of seed, producing 24 million tonnes of oil.
- Sunflower: 49 million tonnes of seed, producing 18 million tonnes of oil.
- Peanut: 48 million tonnes of seed, producing 6 million tonnes of oil.
- Cottonseed: 42 million tonnes of seed, producing 4 million tonnes of oil.
- Copra (Coconut): 60 million tonnes of seed, producing 3 million tonnes of oil.
- Olive: 16 million tonnes of seed, producing 3 million tonnes of oil.
- Linseed (Flax): 3 million tonnes of seed, producing 2 million tonnes of oil.
- Corn: 1,100 million tonnes of seed, producing 3.4 million tonnes of oil.
Oilseed Uses
- Oilseeds are used for edible oils (e.g., soybean, palm, canola, sunflower, peanut, cotton).
- Some oilseed oils (e.g., flax, castor bean) are primarily used for industrial purposes like paints, varnishes, and plastics.
- Oilseed meals are by-products of processing, used in livestock feed for high-quality protein.
- Oilseeds are increasingly used for biofuels (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel), leading to discussion about diverting dietary energy sources for humans.
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Explore the fascinating world of oilseed production with this quiz. Learn about key oilseed crops, their yields, and global production statistics from 2020. Test your knowledge on the various types of oilseeds and their contributions to vegetable oil production.
